BAD WEATHER
EMERGENCY PROCEDURES

In case of bad weather or other emergency situations, please check this website or call the voice mail number (713-756-3919) for reports and instructions.

• Parents may send expanded emergency instructions for contacts for children
  • information will be added to the current school records
• School of the Woods is Connected to the Texas Emergency Network through the Texas Association Non-Public Schools and Texas Education Agency
• School will Follow Police Instructions:
  • Spring Valley Police, 1025 Campbell Rd, 713-465-8323
  • Houston Police, 8400 Long Point, 713-222-3131
• Evacuation Site: Unitarian Fellowship, 1504 Wirt, 713-686-5876
• Extra water supply on both campuses.
• School will be open as long as students are needing to be here.
• Telephone contact, if phone land lines intact, will be available.
• Telephone contact, if phone land lines not intact, school personnel have cell phones and school has 14 walkie-talkies for 2 mile range.
• School has a Radio (battery powered with hand crank).
• For chemical release, ventilation systems will be turned off and doors kept closed.

Search the U.S. Department of Homeland Security site here.

The Red Cross developed lesson plans for K-12 students here.

PBS has a information that may be useful to parents with young children here.

Here are three Montessori Peace Education websites, full of useful information:

• Peace Seed Connection
• AMS Position Paper
• Montessori Peace Education Sites

With the number of cases of SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, which are occuring worldwide) increasing, we would like to refer you to the following web sites for accurate up-to-date information:

• Center for Disease Control
• World Health Organization